Fully-Booked: Literary Podcast

Wuthering Heights 2026 review — Emerald Fennell's adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi is the most controversial film of the year. We break down the whitewashing debate, missing characters, Hong Chau's scene-stealing Nelly, and why this feels more like gothic fan fiction than Emily Brontë.
The hosts discuss the film's stunning cinematography by Linus Sandgren, the Charli XCX soundtrack, the whitewashing controversy surrounding Heathcliff's casting, and the glaring omission of Hindley — arguably the catalyst for the entire story. They also celebrate Hong Chau's standout performance as Nelly, the most complex character in the film. With Megan giving it a brutal 4/10 and Sherine a more generous 7/10, this is one of their most divided reviews yet. Plus: comparisons to the 1998 TV film and Andrea Arnold's 2011 adaptation, a deep dive into the Brontë source material, and why this felt more like romanticized fan fiction than a faithful adaptation. Spoilers ahead!

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ridgerton Season 4 Part 1 recap (Episodes 1–4)! Benedict & Sophie’s masquerade romance, class drama, and book vs show differences—SPOILERS.
Part 2 predictions + Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury, Francesca/Michaela, and Eloise side plots!
Welcome back to Fully Booked! Megan and Sherine break down Bridgerton Season 4 (Part 1)—the first four episodes—and dig into:
Benedict & Sophie’s Cinderella-style meet-cute (the masquerade + the glove)
How this season leans hard into class/status and an “upstairs/downstairs” vibe
Book vs show comparisons (without fully spoiling Part 2)
Queen Charlotte + Lady Danbury tension and what it means going forward
Francesca & John, Michaela’s arrival, and what may be awakening under the surface
Eloise and Hyacinth’s contrasting takes on society
And yes… that “mistress” moment and why it changes everything

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Period drama adaptations are changing fast. We break down “adaptation vs interpretation” using Bridgerton Season 4 and Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” (2026).
Historical accuracy vs modern audiences, casting discourse, and why classics keep getting remixed.
In this episode of Fully-Booked: Literary Podcast, Meaghan and Shirin unpack the shift from faithful, page-to-screen adaptations to bold reinterpretations that modernize tone, music, dialogue, visuals, and character agency.

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Regretting You (2025) movie review + full spoiler breakdown of Colleen Hoover’s latest adaptation.
Plot recap, ending talk, what worked, what flopped—and why it feels oddly too tame for CoHo.
We finally watched Regretting You (2025) and we have thoughts. In this episode, we dive into the big twists, the relationship fallout, the teen romance subplot, and the super-neat ending that left us going: “wait… that’s it?”

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Netflix has officially brought Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation to the screen, and Megan + Sherine are diving in while it’s fresh. The hosts unpack how the film handles the novel’s dual timelines, friends-to-lovers tension, and that “why didn’t they just TALK?” two-year fallout.
They get into what worked (hello, chemistry, pacing, and genuinely funny moments), what felt off at first (a more manic-pixie-leaning Poppy early on), and how the adaptation streamlined character motivation in ways that made the story hit cleaner in a 2-hour runtime.
Plus: the most important book-to-movie differences—family dynamics and side characters that got trimmed, how Sarah reads very differently on screen, and the film’s version of the final love-declaration beat.

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